Synonyms for trim
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : trim |
| Phonetic Transcription : trɪm |
Top 10 synonyms for trim Other synonyms for the word trim
- abbreviate
- adornment
- apple-pie order
- array
- barber
- beautiful
- beautify
- bedeck
- beribbon
- blue pencil
- bob
- boil down
- border
- clean
- clean-cut
- clobber
- comely
- commission
- crop
- deck
- dock
- dress up
- drub
- edging
- edit
- embellish
- embellishment
- emblazon
- even up
- fettle
- fit
- fitness
- form
- frill
- fringe
- garnish
- gingerbread
- graceful
- in fine fettle
- in good shape
- kilter
- lambaste
- lick
- lop
- mow
- neat as a pin
- nice
- order
- ornament
- ornamentation
- pare
- pare down
- piping
- plane
- prank
- pretty up
- prink
- prune
- put in a nutshell
- repair
- shape
- shave
- shear
- shipshape
- shorten
- situation
- sleek
- slender
- slice off
- slick
- slim
- smart
- smother
- snip
- snug
- spangle
- spick-and-span
- spruce
- spruce up
- state
- statuesque
- streamlined
- svelte
- symmetrical
- thrash
- tidy
- to rights
- trimming
- trounce
- truncate
- uncluttered
- wax
- well-balanced
- well-groomed
- well-proportioned
- whack
- whip
- whittle down
- willowy
Définition of trim
Origin :- probably from Old English trymman "strengthen, make ready," from trum "strong, stable," from Proto-Germanic *trumaz; said to be cognate with Sanskrit drumah "tree," Greek drymos "copse, thicket," drys "tree, oak," and Old English treow (see tree). Examples in Middle English are wanting.
- Original sense is preserved in nautical phrase in fighting trim (see trim (n.)). Meaning "make neat by cutting" is first recorded 1520s; that of "decorate, adorn" is from 1540s. Sense of "reduce" is attested from 1966. The adjective sense of "in good condition, neat, fit" is attested from c.1500, probably ultimately from Old English adjective trum.
- adj neat, orderly
- adj shapely
- noun decoration
- noun condition, health
- verb cut shorter
- verb decorate
- verb beat, defeat
- Their khakis had been fresh washed; so they looked neat and trim.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- The cottages with orchards and flower-gardens are trim and comfortable.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Everything was on a colossal scale, and trim as a Dutch interior.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- Wash it well in warm water, and trim it nicely, taking off all the fat.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- So slight, yet so round, so trim, yet so pliant—she was grace itself.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- But he has no cargo in, and they trim their boats like steel-yards.
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Then take out the best pieces of giblet, trim them neatly, and set them aside.
- Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
- It is better to cut full, and trim down to the lines with a chisel or plane.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
- Wet the edges of that in the basin, lay the cover on, and trim round neatly.
- Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
- Press the edges lightly together, and trim round with a knife.
- Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
Antonyms for trim
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